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Pinot Noir

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Pinot noir is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines produced predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the french words for pine and black alluding to the varietals tightly clustered dark purple pine cone shaped bunches of fruit.

Pinot noir grapes are grown around the world, but the grape is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France. In De re rustica, Columella described a grape variety in Burgundy in the 1st century A.D. that sounds like Pinot noir. It is widely considered to produce some of the finest wines in the world, but is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine.

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Food Pairing: Pairs well with chocolate and Gruyere cheese. Try with game fare, ragouts, Peking duck and wild salmon. A classic pairing with Beouf Bourgogne.

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Davis Bynum Winery

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2004 Pinot Noir
Backbone Vineyard

^$75.00

Forchini Vineyards & Winery

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2005 Proprietor's Reserve Estate Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

Our Pinot Noir's are from our River Terrace vineyards located in close proximity to the Russian River where many summer days of late breaking morning fog create an excellent climat ...moree for this early maturing grape. This is an elegant noble wine with silky seductive flavors of black cherry, plum, strawberry and spice. Aged 18 months in a combination of 45% new French and American oak yields perfumed bouquet aromas with velvet texture and supple mouthfeel. Enjoy this wine with lighter meats, veal, poultry, shellfish, salmon and fancy dishes.

^$30.00

Atascadero Creek Winery

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2003 Pinot Noir
Rioual Vineyard, Russian River

It is a wonderful, deep and dark Pinot, tasting of black cherries and plums, with great texture and mouthfeel. It has a nice smokey nose that extends and lingers on the palate.

^$28.00

Handley Cellars

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2005 Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley

The 2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is a complex wine with beautiful aromatics of roses, violets, chocolate, blueberry, and strawberry. With dark cherry acidity and silky tannin st ...moreructure, it offers good mid-palate texture and long finish. The wineâ€™s subtle acidity makes it a very good complement to fresh goat cheese. Ripe tannins and good structure complement lamb, duck, and salmon.

^$30.00

Handley Cellars

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2004 Reserve Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley, Estate Vineyard

arefully selected from barrels of our Anderson Valley Estate Pinot Noir, this wine offers heavenly cherry and chocolate aromas anchored by a slight earthiness. Feel it caress the p ...morealate with flavors of wild blackberries, lavender, and cassis. A wine this complex pairs beautifully with high quality, classic food, such as grilled filet mignon or boeuf bourguignon.

^$52.00

Handley Cellars

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2005 Pinot Noir
Mendocino County

Handleyâ€™s 2005 Mendocino Pinot Noir offers aromas of violets and a hint of nutmeg. Subtle oak adds depth and complexity to bright raspberry flavors. This wine is very approachabl ...moree. Its forward fruit and medium body make it a good wine to serve with mildly spicy beef curries or Asian-spiced short ribs.

Alderbrook Winery

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2005 Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

Pinot noir is the most elegant and graceful of all the grape varietals. Our fruit for this wine comes from established vineyards in the Russian River Valley.

^$24.00

Adastra Wines

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2005 Proximus Pinot Noir

A complex wine, with hints of plum, cherry, sassafras, Christmas Pudding and chocolate truffles, as well as an enticing spiciness.

^$56.00

Adastra Wines

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2005 Regulus Pinot Noir

Aromas of strawberry, cinnamon bark, earth, and forest floor. On the palate strawberry, cherry and clove with a pleasing brightness. A delicious, medium-bodied wine. The main bo ...moredy of the wine comes from a field selection named for Joseph Swan, who brought in the original budwood from Burgundy. Although finicky even by Pinot standards, Swan can produce mouthwatering wines that showcase terroir and combine fruit, undergrowth (â€œsousboisâ€) and spice in a unique way among Pinot grapes.

^$40.00

Pacific Ridge Vineyards

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2005 Pacific Ridge Vineyards Pinot Noir
Santa Barbara County

Cuvee of wine from Bien Nacido, Laetitia, Rimrock, and Solomon Hills
Mostly cool, windy conditions at these locations are optimal for growing Pinot Noir. This blend has com ...morebined aspects of multiple premium vineyards in the same general area.

Aged in a combination of neutral and newer French oak for 14 months:
30% in 2 year old barrels
40% in 3 year old barrels
20% in 1 year old barrels
10% in new barrel
Coopers: Cadus, Seguin Moreau, Demptos
Forests: Center of France, Vosges with medium toast

The winemaking of this delicate fruit was approached with the idea of using more than one method to achieve greater structure and sophistication. Pinot Noir from four vineyards was included in the final blend. Whole cluster fermentation was used with only the Laetitia fruit, a fermentation of intact clusters as picked from the vine with no intervention of machines â€“ all stems and berries are intact. This technique contributed to achieving a wine of greater complexity.

After fermentation, the wine was handled with the least possible intervention. Racking was minimized, and no fining was performed before a light filtration.

241 cases produced
750 ml $45.00
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^$45.00

Ken Brown Wines

CAW Rating: 98

100

1 reviews

2005 Pinot Noir, Cargasacchi Vineyard
Santa Rita Hills

This small 16-acre vineyard has become one of the stars of the Santa Rita Hills appellation. Planted in 1998, the property features Clone 115 Pinot Noir planted on 3309 rootstock. ...moreThe vineyard is located at the extreme west end of Santa Rita Hills, where its proximity to the Pacific Ocean makes it one of the coolest vineyards in California. The soil type is the Botella Series, a composition of both clay and loam that has a fairly high calcareous content, which drains well and helps moderate yields.

Pinot Noir clusters from the Cargasacchi Vineyard were hand sorted before being de-stemmed and immediately chilled for a pre-fermentation cold soak where the most beneficial extraction of color, aroma and flavor occurs. During fermentation, concentration was enhanced by gently punching down the cap. As soon as the wine reached dryness, it was pressed and transferred to 60-gallon French oak barrels where it aged for 17 months. About 45% of the barrels were new French oak.

This Pinot Noir is deeply concentrated, seamless and complexâ€”the combined result of pure vineyard expression, cellar complexity and oak barrel infusion. Rich aromas of wild blackberry and ripe plum a

^$50.00

Sonoma Coast Vineyards

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2004 Pinot Noir Balistreri Family Vineyard â€“ Freestone View Block
Sonoma Coast

The 2004 Freestone View Block Pinot Noir displayed its exceptional quality early on with great depth and high extract. As with all wines of great potential, long aging is rewarded ...morewith greater complexity and character. We have chosen to bottle age this a full year prior to release. Upon opening, aromas of dark ripe cherries and blackberries fill the glass. With aeration, provocative lavender and dried rose petals add pleasing depth to the nose. The palate has a richness of flavor and supple mouthfeel highlighted by high natural acidity. We expect this wine to continue its evolution in bottle for 10 years or more. Balistreri Vineyard offers a unique sense of place in delicate balance with its extreme environment, giving us the opportunity to produce a Pinot Noir of truly rare potential.

^$100.00

Sonoma Coast Vineyards

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2004 Pinot Noir
Sonoma Coast

This wine will evolve nicely from the long aging period in barrel, during which the delicate nuances of Pinot Noir developed beautifully. Our 2004 Pinot Noir will continue its evol ...moreution in bottle for the next 5â€“8 years, with the fruit and wood tannins continuing to meld into a silky texture. The rich, complex fruit character was enhanced by the warm late growing season, making this vintage particularly voluptuous but balanced nicely by naturally high acidity.

^$60.00

Nicholls Wine

CAW Rating: 100

100

1 reviews

2005 NICHOLLS Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley
Bien Nacido Vineyards

GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, $35 & Over Category. Extremely Limited Release. This will not last long. Other well-known wines using the same frui ...moret scored Silver and Bronze and retail for $50 or more.

^$35.00

David Noyes Wines

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2005 Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

The 2005 Russian River, Dutton Ranch opens with the inviting fragrance of ripe red berries and deeper notes of darker fruits, these aromas supported by a complex mix of cinnamon, v ...moreanilla and toast derived from new barrels and long aging on the yeast lees. In the mouth the wine explodes with flavor. Enjoyable now, the wine's acid and tannin structure promise excellent development over the next 5 to 10 years of age.

^$35.00

David Noyes Wines

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2006 Pinot Noir
Sonoma County

In the glass, the wine opens with inviting aromas of red berries, candy and spice. Deeper notes of toast, nuts and mocha expand and continue though the palate. Enjoyable now, suffi ...morecient tannins ensure interesting development for another 4 to 7 years.

^$28.00

TR Elliott

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2005 Queste
Russian River Valley

Black cherry and vanilla flavors integrate into the soft tannin structure while smooth cola texture leads to a lingering finish of plum and almond.

^$33.00

TR Elliott

CAW Rating: 98

100

1 reviews

2005 Three Plumes
Russian River Valley

This wine's taste opens with a combination of licorice and raspberry flavors, followed by blueberry and a hint of cedar. The mid palate reveals soft integrated tannins plus sweet v ...moreanilla and light cola. The finish is clean with refreshing acidity and a lingering taste of black cherry.

^$37.00

Miller Wine Works LLC

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2005 Pinot Noir, Kendric Vineyard, Marin County
Kendric Vineyard, Marin County

........offering notes of red, then dark cherries, with a hint of baking spice on the nose, this supple, well-structured effort is a perfect mealtime companion. 163 cases

^$40.00

Twin Oaks Cellars

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2006 Amber Ridge Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

The 2006 Twin Oaks Cellars Pinot Noir is a limited production, boutique pinot noir produced from grapes sourced from the award winning Amber Ridge Vineyard in Russian River Valley.

^$42.00

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2005 Russian River Pinot Noir
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CAW Rating: 100

100

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Hand harvested grapes â€” 100 % destemmed. Fermented in one Rousseau 2T French oak open top fermenter and T-Bins ● Cap manually punched down twice a day during fermentation ● 5 days cold soak and 18 days total cuvaison average ● Aged an average of 17 months in French oak barrels &# ...

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